You can specify how to convert native files by using:
File formats are automatically configured during installation; however, you can change them as necessary.
We recommend that you name new formats by the application's Content Type (MIME).
You can identify the Content Type (MIME) of a file by performing these tasks on a Windows NT/2000 system:
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Important: If you are administering the software on a UNIX System, you may need to get this information from your Inbound Refinery machine. |
Select the file in the Windows NT/2000 Explorer.
Select View—Options. The Options screen is displayed.
Select the File Types tab. The Content Type (MIME) information is displayed on this tab.
To ensure conversion programs operate correctly, check the setup requirements for the native applications in the following table:
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Requirements |
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MS Word MS Project Lotus Freelance MS Excel Lotus 123 Corel WordPerfect MS PowerPoint Lotus WordPro Visio iGrax Designs |
1) Verify that the native application is installed. 2) Associate file type to a conversion process with File Formats tab. 3) For Word and PowerPoint applications, use the Inbound Refinery Configuration screen to specify whether to process hyperlinks. |
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MS Publisher FrameMaker* PhotoShop PageMaker |
1) Verify that the native application is installed. 2) Configure file path in Inbound Refinery. 3) Associate file type to a conversion process with the File Formats tab. |
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Other |
1) Verify that the native application is installed (if required). 2) Install custom conversion program in Inbound Refinery. 3) Configure file path in Inbound Refinery. 4) Associate file type to a conversion process with the File Formats tab. |
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*To check in FrameMaker books, use the Upload Multiple Files option, which you must enable in System Properties. |
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To associate file types with conversion programs:
In the File Formats pane, click Add.
In the Add New File Format screen, enter information to associate a format name with a conversion program. Note the following conversion selections:
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Passthru |
Documents with extensions mapped to PASSTHRU are not converted, but are displayed on the web site in their native file format (requires native application on client machine). |
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Custom |
Mapping an extension to CUSTOM executes a conversion program not included in the set of standard conversions. |
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Click OK to close the Add New File Format screen.
In the File Extensions pane, click Add.
In the Add File Extension screen, enter a new extension and map it to a format name. Observe the following field descriptions:
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Extension |
A file with this extension is converted with the conversion program specified by the Map to Format field. |
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Map to Format |
This pull-down list displays the available formats that have specified conversions (defined in the Document Formats pane). Selecting a format directly relates all files with that extension to a specific conversion program. |
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Click OK to close the Add File Extension screen.
Use the File Formats Wizard to quickly view or change standard file configurations, which map a default extension to its native application. For example, the wizard maps the "doc" extension to Microsoft Word.
The File Format Wizard is primarily a shortcut for administrators who require only basic file configuration. It does not replicate all of the Configuration Manager features.
Use the File Formats Wizard after you install applications to or remove applications from the Inbound Refinery server. The primary configuration of file formats is accomplished during product installation. You can make file format configuration changes using the Configuration Manager; however, you need to complete additional custom configuration with the Configuration Manager tool.
To use the File Formats Wizard:
Select the File Format Wizard from the Administration page. The File Formats Wizard is displayed.
Enable the check boxes for applications on the Inbound Refinery server that use standard file format configurations.
Click Update.
The software verifies:
The format is installed.
The standard extensions for the format are available.
The conversion type is correct.
If the format or a required extension is missing, it is added.
If the extension is already pointing to another file format, the extension is overwritten with the standard file format.
If the conversion type does not match exactly what is expected, it is updated.
The update function also checks that the formats that are not selected are either not present in the database, or it changes the conversion type to PASSTHRU, if the format is present.